Pictured is Madison County Sheriff John Lakin, Madison County State's Attorney Tom Gibbons and Madison County Sheriff's Major Jeff Connor.

Pictured is Madison County Sheriff John Lakin, Madison County State's Attorney Tom Gibbons and Madison County Sheriff's Major Jeff Connor.

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Pictured is Julius D. Evans.

Pictured is Julius D. Evans.

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Pictured is Ralph J. Evans.

Pictured is Ralph J. Evans.

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Brothers charged in Glen Carbon murder

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EDWARDSVILLE - Two brothers are being held at the Madison County Jail on $2 million bail after prosecutors charged them Tuesday with shooting to death Tyrone Grady on Chaparral Lane, just outside the village of Glen Carbon.

Julius D. Evans, 32, and Ralph J. Evans, Jr., 29, face two counts of first-degree murder. Grady and both suspects are from St. Louis and Madison County Sheriff Major Jeff Connor said Tuesday that they all knew each other.

Grady’s body was found in the middle of Chaparral Lane shortly after 8 p.m. on the night of Feb. 8. Shortly before the shooting, a woman’s body was found inside Grady’s St. Louis home.

“We believe that played a part in this,” Connor said. “But it’s not necessarily the entire reason.”

The statements were made at a press conference at the Madison County Sheriff’s Department in Edwardsville. Connor was asked why the brothers had come from St. Louis to Glen Carbon to allegedly commit the crime.

“That’s a good question,” Connor responded. “At this point, we have every reason to believe this is a random location. This wasn’t a predetermined location.”

Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Gibbons praised the more than two dozen members of the Major Case Squad “who absolutely ran themselves ragged working on this case, as they do every time.”

“Based on the information we have from the investigation there is no connection to Madison County, other than the fact that the crime occurred here,” Gibbons said. “Once again we have seen how individuals from St. Louis are bringing violent crime to Madison County, and I am enormously proud to stand up - along with Sheriff Lakin and Major Connor and members of local law enforcement - to individuals who are bringing violent crime to Madison County. The message you should receive today is that if you come to Madison County, you will get Madison County justice. If you take a trip to Madison County, we will assure you that if you commit violent crimes here, your next stop on your travels will be the Department of Corrections. We intend to prosecute these cases vigorously.”

Connor said the investigation will continue as long as necessary. “We’re still gathering evidence, and this case is far from over,” he said.